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Reports: Dana White plans to hold UFC 249 on California tribal land in effort to bypass COVID-19 safety regulations

According to multiple reports, UFC President Dana White is planning to host the MMA showcase on April 18 at the Tachi Palace Casino Resort, a casino on Central California Tribal land south of Fresno.

Sherdog’s Jeff Sherwood first reported the news, which was later verified by the New York Times.

The report arrives a day after White told TMZ that he was close to securing a private island where he would host UFC events on a weekly basis. White has repeatedly promised that he was lining up a location for the event that was originally scheduled to be held in New York before regulators shut it down amid the coronavirus pandemic.